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Something Wicked by Lily Morton
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter powerful psychic Blue Billings fell in love with Levi Black, he believed their biggest challenges would arise from Blue’s ability to see and speak to the dead. So it’s rather alarming when he and Levi are confronted with a spate of new—and frightening—problems that have to do with the realm of the living... -
![The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn downtown Manhattan, a gruesome discovery has just been made-an underground charnel house containing the bones of dozens of murder victims. Research reveals that a serial killer was at work in New York's notorious Five Points neighborhood in the 1880s, bent on prolonging his lifespan by any means... -
![I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells]()
I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJohn Cleaver has called a demon—literally called it, on the phone, and challenged it to a fight. He’s faced two of the monsters already, barely escaping with his life, and now he’s done running; he’s taking the fight to them... -
![Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper]()
Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTo catch this killer, she must break every rule and cross every line.Out Of The ShadowsA picture-perfect Tennessee town has just become a monster's hunting ground. Two bodies are found tortured to death. A third person goes missing. What little evidence is left behind defies all explanation... -
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![Blood Sins by Kay Hooper, Joyce Bean]()
Blood Sins by Kay Hooper, Joyce Bean
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsYoung, vulnerable, attractive, Tessa Gray made the perfect victim. Which was why Noah Bishop of the FBI’s Special Crimes Unit recruited her to play the role of grieving widow. As the supposed new owner of property coveted by the Church of the Everlasting Sin, she’d be irresistible bait for the reclusive and charismatic Reverend Samuel... -
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Dark Hollow by John Connolly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDark Hollow is a masterful second novel from a young Irish writer whose storytelling skills were established with Every Dead Thing. Now his fiery, ingenious detective, Charlie Bird Parker, returns to uncover a legacy of evil that has haunted Maine citizens for decades... -
![A Darkness Absolute: Library Edition by Kelley Armstrong, Thérèse Plummer]()
A Darkness Absolute: Library Edition by Kelley Armstrong, Thérèse Plummer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval... -
![When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse]()
When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPretty Little Liars meets Medium in this fast-paced thriller and fantastic YA debut from a New York Times bestselling author.Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior, cursed with an eerie intuitive ability: she sees a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters... -
![The Unquiet by John Connolly]()
The Unquiet by John Connolly
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"But that is the nature of revenge. It escalates. It cannot be controlled. One hurt invites another, on and on until the original injury is all but forgotten in the chaos of what follows."John Connolly's originality and talent for storytelling have quickly made him one of today's preeminent thriller writers... -
![Brimstone by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child]()
Brimstone by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsArt critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of terror. His body temperature is grotesquely high; he is discovered in a room barricaded from the inside; the smell of brimstone is everywhere... and the unmistakable imprint of a claw is burned into the wall... -
![The Eye of the Moon by Anonymous]()
The Eye of the Moon by Anonymous
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFollowing a massive rampage that left the streets of Santa Mondega soaked with blood, the elusive supernatural serial killer known only as the Bourbon Kid is now himself being haunted. Hot on his heels are several vampire gangs, the Secret Service, a couple of werewolves, corrupt cops, and the Dark Lord himself, and none will rest until he is dead... -
![Shadows by Kristen Proby]()
Shadows by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling Author, Kristen Proby, comes an all new paranormal romance set in the mystical city of New Orleans… I am never alone. Not even when I am alone. I see the unquiet dead, the souls that wander through the French Quarter. They can’t move on, and I can’t stop seeing them. I wear malachite for protection, and I control what I let in. It’s the only way to stay sane... -
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Angel Killer by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this self-published bestselling e-book by a real illusionist—the first thriller in a sensational series—now available in paperback, FBI agent Jessica Blackwood believes she has successfully left her complicated life as a gifted magician behind her . . . until a killer with seemingly supernatural powers puts her talents to the ultimate test... -
![The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells]()
The Devil's Only Friend by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJohn Wayne Cleaver hunts demons: they've killed his neighbors, his family, and the girl he loves, but in the end he's always won. Now he works for a secret government kill team, using his gift to hunt and kill as many monsters as he can......but the monsters have noticed, and the quiet game of cat and mouse is about to erupt into a full scale supernatural war... -
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![This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong]()
This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn This Fallen Prey, the next installment of New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrongs thriller series, Casey Duncan is about to face her toughest job as police detective in Rockton yet... -
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Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTHIS KILLER DREAMS IN SHADES OF DEATH... He’s the kind of killer we instinctively fear the most. A killer without boundaries, without conscience, without any fear of being caught. And his latest victim is terrifying proof that no one is safe: the daughter of a powerful U.S. senator... -
![Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper]()
Stealing Shadows by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat if you could enter a madman's cruel mind as he planned his vicious crimes? What if you could see the terrified faces of his victims ... Psychic Cassie Neill helps the LA police catch killers — until she makes a terrible mistake and an innocent child dies... -
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Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn I Am Not a Serial Killer, John Wayne Cleaver saved his town from a murderer even more appalling than the serial killers he obsessively studies.But it turns out even demons have friends, and the disappearance of one has brought another to Clayton County. Soon there are new victims for John to work on at the mortuary and a new mystery to solve... -
![The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting]()
The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIN THE END, ALL THAT'S LEFT IS AN ECHO.Before, Violet's morbid ability to sense the dead led her to uncover dark murders and long-buried secrets in her small town. Now that she's working with a special investigative team, Violet hopes she can help even more people - whether by saving a life or catching a killer... -
![Nothing Left to Lose by Dan Wells]()
Nothing Left to Lose by Dan Wells
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Dan Wells continues his acclaimed John Wayne Cleaver series, popular with fans of DexterHi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.This is my story... -
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Deadly Night by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Flynn brothers have inherited more than a New Orleans plantation. They've inherited a ghostly presence -- and a long-kept secret.Aidan Flynn, a private investigator and eldest of the Flynn brothers, scoffs at the haunted-house rumors -- especially since Kendall Montgomery, a tarot card reader who has been living in the mansion, is the one to tell him the tale of a woman in white... -
![Sacred Evil by Heather Graham]()
Sacred Evil by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA terror born of Jack the RipperThe details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body of a promising starlet has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan's oldest graveyards.One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau:A recreation of Jack the Ripper's gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat... -
![The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker]()
The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSoon to be a major motion picture!Cherry blossom lipstick: check Smokey eyes: check Skinny jeans: checkDead kid in the mirror: check For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She’s been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks... -
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Omens by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTwenty-four-year-old Olivia Taylor Jones has the perfect life. The only daughter of a wealthy, prominent Chicago family, she has an Ivy League education, pursues volunteerism and philanthropy, and is engaged to a handsome young tech firm CEO with political ambitions.But Olivia’s world is shattered when she learns that she’s adopted... -
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![Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting]()
Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsViolet thought she’d made peace with her unique ability to sense the echoes of the dead and the imprints that cling to their killers…that is until she acquired an imprint of her own. Forced to carry a reminder of the horrible events of her kidnapping, Violet is more determined than ever to lead a normal life... -
![Deadly Gift by Heather Graham]()
Deadly Gift by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCaer is spending this Christmas among strangers. Brought to Newport, Rhode Island, from her native Ireland to nurse ailing millionaire Sean O'Riley, she's living a life few can imagine. But money can't hide the tension between O'Riley's trophy wife, his paranoid daughter, the eccentric aunt in the attic and the staff members who run the house... -
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The Vision by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe gift of sight comes at a dangerous price When Deep Down Salvage begins the hunt for the "Josephine Marie, " it seems like any other dive...until Genevieve Wallace sees the vision of a dead woman in the water, her vacant eyes boring into Genevieve's very soul... -
![The Bones of Others by Vickie McKeehan]()
The Bones of Others by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome monsters live in your head. Not this one.Brutalized as a young girl by a vile sexual predator, Skye Cree is a survivor. Guided by the visions of her mystical spirit guide to the whereabouts of abducted girls, she uses her unique abilities to turn her horrifying past into a positive force for justice... -
![Black House by Stephen King, Peter Straub]()
Black House by Stephen King, Peter Straub
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsTwenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, WI... -
![Every Dead Thing by John Connolly]()
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.Former NYPD detective Charlie "Bird" Parker is on the verge of madness. Tortured by the unsolved slayings of his wife and young daughter, he is a man consumed by guilt, regret, and the desire for revenge... -
![Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu]()
Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsElena Baxter can work miracles with her hands. She can coax bones to knit, flesh to heal. She can mend the mind. She has been doing such work for almost all of her twenty-eight years. That is why she will be taken.The media called it a rampage of terror, the recent murders. But fighting crime is why Artur Loginov joined Dirk & Steele... -
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NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsNOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions... -
![The Death Dealer by Heather Graham]()
The Death Dealer by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Poe Killings...A string of homicides is mirroring the author's macabre stories.And Genevieve O'Brien's mother is next.Genevieve knows all about nightmares. She herself survived two months as a psychopath's prisoner. And now this new menace stalks the city. Spooked by the bizarre slayings, she turns to P.I. Joe Connolly, her past rescuer, friend and.. -
![Known Devil by Justin Gustainis, Peter Brooke]()
Known Devil by Justin Gustainis, Peter Brooke
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"My name's Markowski. I carry a badge. Also, a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets." A new supernatural gang is intent on invading Scranton—as if I didn't have enough to contend with! Supernatural gang warfare? Not on my watch!Justin Gustainis was born in Northeast Pennsylvania in 1951... -
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![Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong]()
Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPopular fantasy author Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld) makes a thrilling foray into crime fiction, with the debut of a series featuring female assassin Nadia Stafford.Stafford is one of the world’s few female contract killers. A former cop, drummed out of the force because of a scandal, she is an expert at disguise and cool under pressure... -
![Agent of Enchantment by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers]()
Agent of Enchantment by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe fae live among us. And one of them is a serial killer. I thought this would be a simple profiling case. Just another Jack-the-Ripper wannabe, prowling London’s streets, searching for easy kills. I was wrong. This killer is fae, and he’s as elusive as smoke on the wind. But I’m an FBI profiler, and it’s my job to track him down... -
![Impostor by Susanne Winnacker]()
Impostor by Susanne Winnacker
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTESSA IS A VARIANT, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI.When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again... -
![The Missing by Shiloh Walker]()
The Missing by Shiloh Walker
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the national bestselling author whose sexy stories you will not soon forget(Romance Review) comes a brand-new, sinfully sexy romantic suspense novel. Her psychic gift drove away the man she loved and years later has drawn him back to her As a teenager, Taige Branch hated her psychic gift. No one could understand, except for Cullen Morgan, the boy who stole her heart... -
![Red by Kate SeRine]()
Red by Kate SeRine
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“My name is Tess Little. But everyone calls me Red.”Once upon a time, a spell went awry, stranding Make Believe characters in the ordinary world. Since then, Tess “Red” Little—a/k/a Little Red Riding Hood—has worked as an Enforcer for the Chicago branch of the Fairytale Management Authority. But, consider yourself warned—she’s not just some waif with a basket of goodies... -
![The Girl In The Moon by Terry Goodkind]()
The Girl In The Moon by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAngela has the ability to recognize killers. When she unexpectedly finds herself stalked, Angela is the only one who knows the truth of what they are about to do. She's an unlikely hero. She's also our only hope. Terry Goodkind introduces his most unforgettable and deadly character yet. For fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Angela Constantine is a girl born broken... -
![The Last Victim by Karen Robards]()
The Last Victim by Karen Robards
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen... -
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Shadowlands by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived… and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as a goodbye. Starting over in a new town with only each other is unimaginable for Rory and Darcy... -
![Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike]()
Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe blockbuster film Inception meets Lisa McMann's Wake trilogy in this dark paranormal thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike. This supernatural young adult novel is perfect for fans of Kelley Armstrong, Alyson Noël, Richelle Mead, and Kimberly Derting.Charlotte Westing has a gift. She is an Oracle and has the ability to tell the future. But it doesn't do her much good...Categorized as:
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![The Hollow City by Dan Wells]()
The Hollow City by Dan Wells
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMichael Shipman is paranoid schizophrenic; he suffers from hallucinations, delusions, and complex fantasies of persecution and horror. That’s bad enough... -
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![Afterlife by Marcus Sakey]()
Afterlife by Marcus Sakey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBetween life and death lies an epic war, a relentless manhunt through two worlds… and an unforgettable love story.The last thing FBI agent Will Brody remembers is the explosion — a thousand shards of glass surfing a lethal shock wave. He wakes without a scratch. The building is in ruins. His team is gone. Outside, Chicago is dark. Cars lie abandoned. No planes cross the sky... -
![Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry, Tom Weiner]()
Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry, Tom Weiner
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom a new master of horror comes an apocalyptic showdown between the residents of a secluded, rural town and the deadly evil that confronts them wherever they turn. Pine Deep buried the horrors of its past long ago. Thirty years have gone by since a serial killer sheared a bloody swath through the quiet Pennsylvania village... -
![Made for You by Melissa Marr]()
Made for You by Melissa Marr
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBestselling author of the Wicked Lovely books Melissa Marr’s first contemporary YA novel is a twisted southern gothic tale of obsession, romance, and murder. A killer is obsessed with Eva Tilling... -
![I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells]()
I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJohn Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it.He's spent his life doing his best not to live up to his potential.He's obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn't want to become one. So for his own sake, and the safety of those around him, he lives by rigid rules he's written for himself, practicing normal life as if it were a private religion that could save him from damnation... -
![Alan Lennox and the Temp Job of Doom by Brian Olsen]()
Alan Lennox and the Temp Job of Doom by Brian Olsen
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00DLJDRU2Alan Lennox has been assigned yet another soul-crushing temp job, keeping him from his first loves – drinking, playing video games, and looking for a boyfriend. But Alan’s new job proves to be anything but boring when his co-workers start turning up dead... -
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Grave Danger by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDiscover heart-racing intrigue in this Thriller Short of romantic suspense.Originally published in LOVE IS MURDER (2013),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown.In this Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling writer Heather Graham shows off the skills that led International Thriller Writers to grant her their highest award as a Thriller Master...
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